Israelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacks
Three years after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks, residents of Kfar Aza are demanding accountability for Israel's security failures. Despite the scale of the tragedy, there has been no independent state inquiry, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to face criticism regarding his leadership.
Why it matters
The lack of an official inquiry into the deadliest attack in Israel's history remains a significant point of political contention and social trauma.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Residents of Kfar Aza attended a memorial ceremony on Wednesday for those killed on 7 October 2023
As the sky began to lighten over Israel's border with Gaza on Wednesday, the people of Kfar Aza moved silently towards the armoury at the centre of the kibbutz.
It was there, shortly after 07:00 on 7 October 2023, that Hamas-led attackers killed half the community's 14-member civil defence squad. They were among 64 killed and 19 kidnapped from the community that day.
The pain of those attacks is still fresh here. But three years on, there are questions about who else should pay the price for Israel's security failure.
"I need my country to take responsibility," said Inbar Goldstein, whose brother and niece were killed, and four other relatives kidnapped from Kfar Aza.
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